Description

ST 85 NW WINGFIELD CHURCH LANE (north side)

6/259 Church Farmhouse

13-11-62

GV II

Farmhouse. C16, C17 and C18. Random rubble stone, stone slate roof with coped verges and stone stacks. Two-storey, 4-window south east front. Gabled porch with moulded Tudor-arched opening with hoodmould, spandrels of arch have initials CMB and date 1636, Cl9 inner door with margin-glazing, 2-light casement to right and two 2-light casements to left. First floor has four 2-light segmental-headed casements, straight joint to left of porch. Left return has two gabled projecting bays to C17 wing, 3-light ovolo- mullioned casements to ground and first floors with hoodmoulds and relieving arches, centre recessed bay has C20 casement to ground floor, string course with relieving arch over window, 3-light first floor mullioned casement with gable over, Tudor-arched doorway to left leads into passage through to rear courtyard. Left gable end of wing has 3-light ovolo-mullioned casement to first floor. Rear of wing has planked door and door with 2 panels, 2-light ovolo- mullioned first floor casement. Rear of main range has lean-to pantiled verandah with C20 door with chamfered surround within, ribbed door in chamfered case to right, C20 first floor casement. Interior has very deeply chamfered beams with stepped stops, large open fireplace in room to left of entrance, room over has fine fireplace with Tudor-arched surround and cornice with three projecting sections of entablature. Good C17 joinery including doors with strapwork panels in ovolo-moulded surrounds, particularly at west end of wing, also doors with 2 recessed panels, some plank and muntin partitions. Stairs in west of two projecting bays. Blocked open fireplace in 'hall'. This farmhouse is unusual in that it has remained in the occupation of the same family since C17; Baily.

Listing NGR: ST8261056811

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Old House Care and Repair